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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
George Edwin Mock, Duluth, GA (US);
Krishnaswamy Kathiresan, Marietta, GA (US);
Clyde Jefferson Lever, Jr, Buford, GA (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156584 ; 156344 ; 385135 ; 7107 ; 295641 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for separating one or more optical fibers from an optical fiber ribbon is disclosed by the present invention. This device includes a housing with a base and a cap, the base providing support for the optical fiber ribbon and the cap providing a slotted member for exerting lateral force on the ribbon to separate one or more fibers therefrom without damaging the separated fibers or compromising the integrity of the remainder of the ribbon.